This hearty, family-pleasing meal is a Tex-Mex lover’s delight. Use 1-3/4 cups (425 mL) of whatever PC salsa you have on hand; you could also add 1 can of drained corn in with the beans.
-
Burrito Casserole
-
Jacket Potatoes with 3-Bean Chipotle Chili
In the UK, the potato skins are called their “jackets”. Growing teenagers might appreciate a full potato. This recipe easily doubles.
-
Sausage & Bean Vegetable Soup
A stick-to-the-ribs meal-in-a-bowl. If you’d like, stir in a couple of spoonfuls of freshly chopped herbs, such as parsley, coriander or dill, just before serving.
-
Mexican Pizza
All the flavours you love in Mexican fast food on a pizza crust instead of a tortilla. If you have a pizza paddle, this is the time to use it! It makes transferring the assembled pizza to the oven rack a cinch.
-
Pasta e Fagioli
Pasta e fagioli or pasta and beans is pure comfort, and inexpensive to boot. The pasta in this hearty vegetarian soup continues to absorb liquid as it sits, so you may have to thin leftovers with some more water or stock.
-
Fiesta Quinoa and Black Beans
This hearty main dish has a touch of Mexican flair and makes quinoa a little more fun for the family. It will serve 6 as a side dish.
-
Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas
Taking less than 15 minutes from start to finish, this quesadilla is perfect after a late night at work.
-
Scallops with Garlicky Black-Eyed Peas
Black-eyed peas are a good source of calcium, fibre and folate, as well as being low on the glycemic scale.
-
Organic Rice and Bean Medley Salad
A fabulous vegetarian main course salad. Leftovers make a great lunch.
-
Slow Cooked Smokin’ Habanero Beans and Ribs
Get out the napkins! Serve with crusty bread and a salad or coleslaw.
-
Chickpea Burgers
Deep-fried chickpea croquettes called falafel are a Middle Eastern specialty and are also a popular street food in Canada’s urban areas. Here we form falafel mixture into patties instead of croquettes and reduce the fat by frying in a nonstick pan.
-
Family Style Chili
This makes enough for a crowd, or enough for leftovers- always a good thing in a busy family! Not too spicy, so everyone can enjoy it. Serve with PC Louisiana Hot Sauce, so the spice fans can customize their bowls.
-
Chipotle Glazed Chicken with Avocado
Chipotles are smoked dried jalapeno peppers. They lend a smoky, sweet flavour to the BBQ sauce, and to this Western–inspired dish. Serve with corn bread, if desired.
-
Chick Pea Korma
Korma is a creamy, nut-based mild curry sauce. You could spend hours making it from scratch, or just open a bottle of PC’s korma sauce! Squash and chick peas make a hearty dish, perfect for vegetarians.
-
Spiced Bean Tagine
A tagine is a Moroccan stew with vegetables, lemons, olives and spices. Tagines often contain meat or poultry; for this vegetarian version we use beans as the protein source.
-
Eggplant and Lentil Madras
Madras is a spicy curry sauce from southern India containing tomato, onion and coconut. We’ve tossed it with lentils and roasted eggplant to make a fabulous vegetarian dish that’s very high in fibre.
-
Crispy Tofu with Peanut Sauce
Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, this tofu dish offers a balance of textures and flavours. Serve with rice to soak up the Memories sauce, and steamed broccoli.
-
Dad's Easy Baked Beans
No one will believe these beans started in a can! Check at the recommended time; opening the lid releases heat and can lengthen cooking time.
-
Spicy Montego Meatless Meatball Kebabs
This is a great meatless barbecue entree to have in your repertoire. The jerk sauce packs a punch, so serve with some rice or couscous to cool the palate.
-
Swiss Chard And Bean Soup
This hearty main-course soup is packed with lots of good-for-you vegetables and beans. Serve with crusty bread.
-
Pasta and Bean Soup
PC 8 Vegetable Cocktail is your short-cut to a fabulous soup, brimming with vegetable flavour. Whole wheat pasta and beans add fibre and make this a meal.
-
Pasta with Zucchini Rounds
A wonderfully fresh pasta toss that can be made year-round. Coarsely grating the Parmigiano creates lovely melting bits in the finished dish.
-
Turkey Chili
We’ve lightened up chili by reducing the oil and using lean ground turkey. Hearty, but also heart-healthy!
-
Tofu Minestrone
Tofu takes up the flavours of a richly flavoured vegetable broth and boosts protein in this satisfying vegetarian soup.




